Gardening in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
It’s been a hazy few days in much of North America; wind has pushed smoke from huge wildfires in the northern Canadian prairie provinces south and east across the continent. It’s a minor inconvenience for most, but of course a terrible tragedy for those who have lost everything. These giant fires seem to be happening […]
Winter’s grip has broken, it seems. We’ve had days (and even a few nights) with temperatures above freezing this past week; the snowpack is melting, sugar maples are being tapped to make syrup, precipitation is a mix of rain and snow…normal March activities. But while last year snowdrops started to bloom in February, I likely […]
Last year I purchased a few Nicotania bedding plants, wanting them to fill in some bare spots left by spring bulb foliage dying back. They survived but I wasn’t really satisfied with them so I purchased some seed and started them myself, indoors, in the spring. Nictoania seeds are tiny and need light to germinate, […]
Whoever thought earwigs were beneficial insects?
A cool vase of white flowers for this hot July.